Geography Minor

Geography Minor, Teaching Minor, and BIS

The BIS and Geography Teaching programs have been suspended pending formal discontinuance and is no longer accepting new students. The Geography minor program is still accepting students.

• Grade Requirements: A grade of “C” or better in courses used toward the minor in addition to an overall GPA for these courses of 2.00 or higher.
• Credit Hour Requirements: Minimum of 21 credit hours in Geography courses for Geography and Teaching Minors. 18 credit hours for the Geography BIS.
• Program Code: Geography (7031), Geography Teaching (7032), Geography BIS (7031)
• CIPC: Geography (450701), Geography Teaching (131332)​, Geography BIS

Students who select the Geography Teaching Minor must satisfy the Teacher Education admission and licensure requirements (see Teacher Education Department ).

Program Learning Outcomes

• Interdisciplinary Work-Made multiple connections across three academic disciplines.
• High Impact Educational Experience-Engaged in high impact practices through at least one of these: (a) collaborative learning projects, (b) undergraduate research, (c) public performances, (d)diversity/global learning, (e) community engaged learning, (f) internships, or (g) intensive writing.
• Capstone Signature Work -Synthesized and reported key research/skills/theories from academic disciplines.
• Analysis and Reflection-Provided analyses/results/conclusions/reflections from the Capstone experience.
• Academic speaking and writing-Used effective oral and written English-language skills
• Post-Graduate Planning-Planned for careers and/or graduate programs.

Elective Geography Courses (9 credit hours)

Select 9 additional credit hours of upper division Geography courses.

Geography Teaching minors must also take HIST 4500 - Teaching Social Studies in Grades 5-12 (3)  and GEOG 3500 - Geography of Utah and the American West (3)  in addition to the courses required by the Teacher Education program.  GEOG 1500 PS SUS - Climate Change: Science, Society and Solutions (3)  is recommended for teachers.